Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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615. To ask the Minister for Health if only eight individualised services are in HIQA designated centres and 42 are unregulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60592/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Western Care Association is funded by the HSE under Section 39 of the Health Act, 2004. The provision of services is managed through an annually reviewed Service Arrangement.

It provides services to over 700 children, young people and adults with learning disabilities, in the catchment area of Co. Mayo.  These services include day and rehabilitation training, residential, respite, home support (PA) and community facilitation. 

To date, Western Care Association has 35 Designated Centres for people with disabilities registered with HIQA, with 19 inspections completed by the Authority this year.

Under the Health Act 2007, the requirement for registration with HIQA applies only to residential disability services (including residential respite).